North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority

Source Protection Authority

The North Bay-Mattawa Source Protection Authority is an oversight board for the local Source Protection process. The Authority is comprised of elected representatives from each of the member municipalities, including those from the Conservation Authority Board and some from municipalities that are only within the Source Protection Area. The Authority is tasked with selecting or approving members to sit on the Source Protection Committee, and reviewing and receiving comments on each of the Terms of Reference, Assessment Report and Source Protection Plan.

The Source Protection Authority Board includes the following representation:

Papineau-Cameron Township Mattawan Township Township of Chisholm Municipality of East Ferris Township of Calvin City of North Bay Municipality of Callander Municipality of Powassan Village of South River City of North BayTown of Mattawa Township of Nipissing City of North Bay Strong Township Township of Bonfield

Source Protection Committee

The North Bay-Mattawa Source Protection Authority appointed nine members to the local Committee responsible for developing a plan to protect the quality and quantity of the region’s municipal drinking water sources. The members, who represent various stakeholder groups within the community, were appointed following an extensive application and interview process. Source Protection Planning is a component of Ontario’s Clean Water Act, 2006 and is being carried out in 19 regions across the province. Facilitated at a local level by the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority, the development of the science-based plan is led by the local multi-stakeholder Committee.

Beverley Hillier(North Bay),Hector Lavigne(Callander) andRandy McLaren(Bonfield) represent area municipalities in the planning process. The economic sector is represented byMaurice Schlosser(agriculture),George Stivrins(industrial/commercial) andPeter Murray(transportation). The three remaining members-at-large areLucy Emmott,Roy Warriner, andJohn MacLachlan. Currently there is also an opening for a First Nations representative.

The Source Protection Comittee Chair isJeff Celentano. The SPC Chair position is appointed by the Minister of the Environment. The Committee Chair is responsible for receiving and sending Committee correspondence, setting agendas and chairing meetings, and reporting to the Ministry and the Authority regarding the project process.

The Source Protection Committee is responsible for the Terms of Reference, Assessment Report & Source Protection Plan for the source water of the five municipal drinking water systems in the North Bay-Matttawa area. The five municipal systems service the communities of Callander, Mattawa, North Bay, Powassan and South River. The initial planning process spanned from 2007-2012 and incorporated several opportunities for formal public consultation led by the Committee and project staff.

The Conduct of Committee Members and Committee Procedure throughout the process is guided by Code of Conduct and Rules of Procedures that have been approved by the Source Protection Authority and signed by the Committee members. The documents can be accessed from the right hand column.